2 month out rule
Jun 30th 2011 | 3:56 pm
#122
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Re: 2 month out rule
At VFS Bangkok at the moment after doing 2 months out they strictly counted the days between last exit from India and this new application date. Very friendly and efficient, they explained that the Consul Bangkok is enforcing the 2 month rule (with only proveable hardship exceptions) if your previous visa was T Multiple Entry. Otherwise, if it had been a 6 month T Single Entry the 2 months would be irrelevant, but the Consul will only issue a new 3 month Single Entry T, and the verbal and written declarations that you are a Tourist seem more insistent.
Technically then, a visa run of sorts is still possibe to Bangkok, just make sure your next visa from UK is 6 months T Single Entry. After a short holiday in Thailand - no hardship doing that - you'll get a 3 month single to return to India, no problem. That's still only 9 months total in India but the so called reinstatement of the 12 month T (with compulsory exit after 180 days) has been incorrectly praised and is still only truly a 10 month or less visa because you would have to be a genius to time your exits and reentry to India so precisely (unless they accept that you are on an 'itinerary' with all supporting documents).
There is still no category of visa to India for any person of non Indian origin who has a property there, so we are all Tourists, but I suspect the Indian authorities will be looking more closely at the validity of that too.
VFS have given no guarantee that the 3 month single T will be given considering the history of X, XV, Business and only recently T visas in my passport, so maybe I'll get to talk with the Consul.
Technically then, a visa run of sorts is still possibe to Bangkok, just make sure your next visa from UK is 6 months T Single Entry. After a short holiday in Thailand - no hardship doing that - you'll get a 3 month single to return to India, no problem. That's still only 9 months total in India but the so called reinstatement of the 12 month T (with compulsory exit after 180 days) has been incorrectly praised and is still only truly a 10 month or less visa because you would have to be a genius to time your exits and reentry to India so precisely (unless they accept that you are on an 'itinerary' with all supporting documents).
There is still no category of visa to India for any person of non Indian origin who has a property there, so we are all Tourists, but I suspect the Indian authorities will be looking more closely at the validity of that too.
VFS have given no guarantee that the 3 month single T will be given considering the history of X, XV, Business and only recently T visas in my passport, so maybe I'll get to talk with the Consul.
Thanks.
Jun 30th 2011 | 8:26 pm
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Re: 2 month out rule
I'm pretty sure she will not be able to re-enter India until after 2 months.
Jun 30th 2011 | 9:05 pm
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Re: 2 month out rule
Definitely two months unless she has arranged beforehand to pass through India on her way home.
Jul 1st 2011 | 3:44 am
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Re: 2 month out rule
Based on what VFS Bangkok told me as a UK citizen, the important point was whether my previous visa to India was multiple or single entry. If my previous visa had been a Single entry tourist the Consul would have given me a 3 month single entry without question about the 2 months out, but I'm happy i spent all that money and time in other parts of Asia and the more you see the more you realise india is still a third world shithole and the UK is rapidly assuming the same status.
Jul 2nd 2011 | 4:26 am
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Re: 2 month out rule
I can't answer that but I would guess if the visa is already restrictive for Italians it would be better to plan a 2 month out stay which would save money by taking the risk on booking flights which might turn out to be unuseable, etc.
Based on what VFS Bangkok told me as a UK citizen, the important point was whether my previous visa to India was multiple or single entry. If my previous visa had been a Single entry tourist the Consul would have given me a 3 month single entry without question about the 2 months out, but I'm happy i spent all that money and time in other parts of Asia and the more you see the more you realise india is still a third world shithole and the UK is rapidly assuming the same status.
Based on what VFS Bangkok told me as a UK citizen, the important point was whether my previous visa to India was multiple or single entry. If my previous visa had been a Single entry tourist the Consul would have given me a 3 month single entry without question about the 2 months out, but I'm happy i spent all that money and time in other parts of Asia and the more you see the more you realise india is still a third world shithole and the UK is rapidly assuming the same status.
Jul 2nd 2011 | 5:16 am
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Re: 2 month out rule
That is not the information being given at VFS Bangkok last week based on the Consul's recent decisions. This is another one of those Indian inconsistencies, unannounced variations or leniency, whatever you want to call it.
I was told clearly that if my previous visa - the one that expired and forced me out of India for the past 2 months (plus) - had been a 6 month T Single Entry (and NOT a Multiple T), the Consul would have processed a 3 month T for me to return to India without having to remain out of India any longer than the processing time, not 2 months.
Otherwise, the 2 month rule is being enforced with some exceptions after an interview at the Consulate and relevant supporting documents.
As usual, this is not stable or satisfactory information on which to base a travel itinerary and risk the expense of having to cancel flights because they might do an about turn and enforce the 2 month out rule rigorously and randomly at the same time (as they appear to be doing now) if you understand Indian bureaucratic logic.
I was told clearly that if my previous visa - the one that expired and forced me out of India for the past 2 months (plus) - had been a 6 month T Single Entry (and NOT a Multiple T), the Consul would have processed a 3 month T for me to return to India without having to remain out of India any longer than the processing time, not 2 months.
Otherwise, the 2 month rule is being enforced with some exceptions after an interview at the Consulate and relevant supporting documents.
As usual, this is not stable or satisfactory information on which to base a travel itinerary and risk the expense of having to cancel flights because they might do an about turn and enforce the 2 month out rule rigorously and randomly at the same time (as they appear to be doing now) if you understand Indian bureaucratic logic.
Jul 2nd 2011 | 5:50 am
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Re: 2 month out rule
i think whenever there are contradictory views by 2 offices in india - its best to assume the worse of the two
